Brand New Window AC Ices up, is it defective or am I not getting ample current to it? Last week I bought a new Samsung window AC to replace one...
Last week I bought a new Samsung window AC to replace one that wasn't cooling. The strange unit is 6,000 BTU and on the box it said it was for a 14' x 14' room. My room is slightly larger than that near high ceilings. Even beside the fan on high the cool nouns only seems to extend in the region of 2 feet from the front of the unit. It is also icing up, even next to the temp set to 70 (our outside temps have not dropped below about 75 even at darkness since I got the thing. It is on a (dedicated) circuit that be 220 a number of years ago, but was converted by a licensed electrician to 110 formerly I got the AC that's being replaced by the samsung. I surmise the circuit is now something called a "double tap". My cross-examine is this: is the AC icing up because it has a defective compressor or fan, or am I not getting adequate current from the converted circuit? Is there a way to convey if there is enough power getting to the component?
That section should be large enough to cool your room. The given name plate should tell you how many amps the A/C will draw. I'm guessing it's probably rate around 9 amps or so. If its on a dedicated circuit, then it shouldn't be a problem of deficiency of current. The easiest way to check is by taking an amp reading, although if your power is too small you'd probably already have burned something up within the unit. Your icing problem is attributed to either a shortage of air flow, or a low refrigerant charge. Make sure the filter in the component is clean. Insure that the air vent are wide open, and that the disciple is running on high speed. The unit does necessitate to be tilted back slightly to allow condensate to drain out of the room, rather than into the room. If you own a thermometer, measure the temperature of the heavens coming out of the vents. It should be about 20 degree cooler than the air being drawn contained by. If not, then you may just hold a defective unit. Exchange it for another one. It is likely not the power. You check power next to a meter. You can read voltage across the plug to see if you are dropping a lot of voltage and there is not "plenty power". But I doubt that is the problem.
It sounds like something is wrong next to the unit. I would take it fund.
You say "icing up". It is a solid block of ice or in recent times on one side or in one corner? If the latter it is indicating a low refrigerant charge. It could even have a trickle.
Or it could be a bad fan since you said it doesn't blow much. That will rime it up too.
Either way I would take it wager on.
Good Luck.
Try making sure the unit is smooth. If its not level, it won't function properly. We had one that our hotelier installed and that is what was wrong next to ours.
Also, try turning the temp down on it. Even a few degrees will keep it from freezing up.
Answers: It ices up because its in a too small of a room. If the temperature the room get too cold, all the ac is doing is sucking in cool nouns. Get a smaller BTU unit.